I made this tonight for dinner and it was Outstanding! So Delicious! I added garbonzo beans and the barley you suggested and guessed at about 1/4 cup of barley and it was perfect! I sent a generous portion next door to my neighbor who recently lost her husband. She hasn't felt like cooking. She texted almost immediatley stating how good it was! It's Definitely a, "send some to the neighbors" worthy soup! Thanks so much!
@@rebeccabouranis7674 ~Rececca, I'm not the person U asked, but I did make John's soup tonight. 🤗 I ran to the store & got some Bobs Red Mill Pearl Barley. They had various directions on the bag & the one for soup said that after you rinse/drain one cup of the grain, add it to the soup & let it simmer for 25 to 30 minutes. It was yummy! I made the soup just like John did, except I added a leftover Parmigiano-Reggiano rind.. Those rinds are ALWAYS so delicious in soups! I'm glad I made his veggie soup & I'm glad I tried pearl barley! 😋 NUM!!
My mom always put cabbage in her vegetable soup. I still do it to this day. It's added to the soup last and cooked for just a few more minutes to get a little tender. Yum!
I know this has nothing to do with vegetable soup but my grandma lives on the farm. They use animal fat as oil. Once they mixed rosemary in the animal fat and then they fied chicken breasts in it. It was so delicious
My oldest grandson is A HUGE fan of tomato soup with French cut green beans and corn. I've introduced him to a full veg soup with a tomato soup base. Now he's addicted! I make it from scratch. I miss him so much. He's just about to turn 15 and I'll be visiting him so I'll be making it for his birthday. Thanks for the good memory, John. P. S.: It's the one dish his dad can't get right it seems. 🤔
This is my favorite way !! What k made tonight the tomatoe juice based ones and I don’t care I will use canned stuff other then potatoes Frfr and simmer it down a bit and keep adding certain veggies at certain times works best for me !!
I use leeks, parsnips and frozen spinach with my onions, bell pepper, celery, potato and carrots and always a dash of Worcestershire sauce, ketchup instead of canned tomatoes. I often add red pepper flakes, turmeric and cumin too. I like to blend my soup with an immersion blender so it goes nice and thick - not keen on chunks of veggies in thin soup.
It looks real good. This is one thing that my daughter said that she remembered growing up, we had a big garden and I would make a big pot of vegetable soup with the different vegetables. Two of the things that we put in it was butter beans and okra. My kids loved it.
I had sweet potatoes instead of potatoes and I put chicken broth because I didn’t have vegetable broth turned out amazing. This is my family‘s favourite meal. I love how you cook so simple and so good thank you. 💜
I make soups during the colder months; I find prepping mirepoix (onion, celery, carrot, garlic) and the holy trinity (onion, celery, peppers, garlic) beforehand is super helpful. They both freeze well until you need them, a great base for any soup or chili. I know garlic is not an ingredient in those two, but for any soup or chili I'm gonna make it will be in there so get over it.
I watched this recipe last night, and while I was fallins asleep, it got carved in my head. I cooked it for lunch today. I used fresh tomatos and added eggplant too. I had frozen chicken broth home. It turned out delicious, just fantastic. So tasty and much easier than a canned soup. Loving it. Thanks for sharing great recipes.
Ooo, this looks great. I'm looking for new soup recipes for the coming fall and this is absolutely joining the menu! Update, 2/10/23: So after making this a few times for my elderly father, I did a few tweaks. He has issues swallowing so all the veggies are cut up into pretty small chunks. I reduce the quantity of veggies so we have more broth. Leave out the potatoes and corn, and use French cut frozen green beans. Sometimes I add a cup of tiny star or alphabet noodles. As I make my own veggie stock, I use more veggies and get an extra rich version to make up for the reduced veggies in the soup. This is such a good recipe. It's so easy to customize. And it's amazing served with fresh cornbread or cheesy croutons on the side.
So I've been loving my allium mix of leeks, onions, shallots, scallions, chives, and garlic, sauteed with thyme and a new favorite Savory. I've been known to make up batches of this and freeze cupcake size amounts for later use. Vegetable wise I love squash either summer or winter varieties (I dehydrated patty pan squash so available year round) and lastly some stewed tomatoes and some canned beans.
I'm recovering from Covid and I'm craving soup. So, I'm joyful to try out your recipe later because this version is somewhat prepped but still keeps the homemade touches. Thanks!
for my friends closer to the poverty line, please don’t be scared to use canned or frozen veggies and soup. It’s still absolutely delicious, so warm and comforting and you can eat off a pot of the soup for a little while 💕💕💕
Not so sure can are cheaper LOL. I bought $15 worth of ingredients in cans - just because of convenience. Dump it in a crockpot and a couple hours later it tastes great!
Absolutely agree. There is nothing wrong with canned or frozen fruits or veggies they both are just as good and have just as good nutritional values as fresh produce the only reason why people might think it is bad is because they don't know how to observe the nutritional label or they listen to the stereotype opinions. I've worked in many industries, and a lot of them in food factories, and the only loss in good canned food is usually vitamin B or C (meaning without the preservatives, syrups, or any other additives) but it is 10% loss of nutritional value to heat seal the cans which is not very much because when you cook, microwave or add to your Fresh produce it loses nutritional value too.
@@Ghostburn70we have to eat everyday buddy. Multiple times a day. Food prices are rising. Some people hit hard times. A device doesn’t in anyway mean that you can make ends meet. Should I keep going?
I always love how he's always smiling and cheery, it does make me feel better even with such a simple act. It's adorable, especially in his thumbnails, I enjoy it. Subscribed for that reason haha, but ofc for the food as well naturally.
This was a very useful process for making my first proper soup. I have honestly never used garlic cloves in cooking before, and accidentally purchased 2 heads of garlic thinking that each one was a clove. Luckily I didn't put the whole lot in.
Love veggie soup. I like to put zucchini in my veggie soup and snow peas. Sometimes I'll put fresh cheese tortellini for a heartier soup and serve with thinly sliced scallions. Thanks for sharing your recipe John. 🙂❤️
BARLEY!!!! I LOVE BARLEY VEGETABLE SOUP!!! Never thought of that. What We've been doing recently is doing a soup VERY similar to what You're doing but with something added - cook 2 pork chops in a slow cooker on high. Season with only salt/pepper and a little steak seasoning. Set on high - 3hrs done. Remove all the bone and roughly chop up and add to soup. Let Me say this - O M G!!!! The BEST thing about this soup is SECONDS!!!!💝💝💝💝❕❕
Hello John, I love your videos and your cooking is very real, honest and simple. That's what I love. One thing caribbean people do is to drop a scotch bonnet in - don't split it or anything, just put it on the top and it impacts a lovely flavour without the heat. By the way, I'm from London, UK and my Dad is from Mauritius. Would be happy to share recipes with you. Al
John, this is now my favorite vegetable soup. I made this just how you did in this video and it is so good!! Delicious and healthy. Thanks so much for sharing this recipe.
No matter WHAT i cook and eat, i ALWAYS sit back and totally enjoy a good vege soup, it's better than everything else. Some crunchy bread on the side and THATS food for the gods !
My mom always added cilantro for soups and it adds so much flavor to it! It's a Mexican thing I think but I love it! Soups without it taste like something is missing lol
I have made it x2 already this week but was not sure if cilantro would work! You have set me free 😊 Am making it now and will definitely add cilantro .. yum 😋
@@Kaneblade07 Oh YUM! I love cilantro! I'll be making this t'moro!! 😋🥣 I have every thing he listed... except that I'm out of fresh garlic and I don't have any barley. Guess I'm driving down the hill to the store.. 🚙~~~~~
Yay.. I made the soup !!! But (even though I had cilantro, I completely spaced out adding it. DOH!) There were SO MANY veggies in that soup!! .. One thing I did add which was stellar, was a rind from a Parmigiano-Reggiano that I had. That makes just about any soup soOOOooo so delicious! I'll be using my cilantro later this week. 🥰xoxo
I add a few green apples to my veggie soup they add such a delicious complex flavor to the soup . You don’t taste apple but it adds it’s fresh taste to the soup. I make a tomato based stock for this soup. Yummy 😊
I am a subscriber and I enjoy watching you cook and bake I have been thinking about making a Vegetable soup but I did not know how and then your Video comes up about making a Vegetable soup must be Faith this will be my first Vegetable soup I go to the store and I get a bag of carrots and celery and potatoes but not Russets because you said they can be chalky 2 square containers of vegetable stock a bag of frozen corn sweet peas and string beans you know the steamer bags fresh garlic and 4 cans of Hunts dice tomatoes with basil and garlic a bag of onions I get home and chop up everything I thought I had olive oil But I don't I have Avocado oil so I use it get it hot put in the onions until I think they are good put in the fresh garlic let it go for a bit put in the celery and carrots and let them go for a bit stirring all the time I thought I had memorized your video I didn't then I add half a bottle of vegetable stock (this is where I should have added the tomatoes) and a cube of Maggi chicken bouillon I let the the onions garlic celery and carrots cook then I add the other half of vegetable stock and let it cook for a while then I add the second bottle of vegetable stock and another chicken bouillon then the 4 cans of Hunts tomatoes then I microwave the steam corn sweet peas and string beans in the microwave and put them in the pot I add some salt and pepper and some crushed Basil leaves because that's what I had I forgot the Parsley at the store and 1 or 2 more chicken bouillon and I just let it all cook for a while and stirring although I did not follow the recipe to the letter But Believe me when I say this tasted like it came from a Restaurant it was Restaurant Quality I let a relative taste it and a neighbor taste it and they say I could sell this it tasted that good this is the first time I have made something that tasted so good I still can not stop thinking about how good it taste and I owe it all to the Preppy Kitchen if it were not for you I would have not made this vegetable soup so Thank you Thank you.
Yep, this is going into my notebook. I've been meaning to learn how to make soup for a LONG time, and this video is just what I need to get started. Thanks 👍
Thanks for an amazing vegan soup.... I love chickpeas in the soup as well. A bit of paprika, chopped spring onions or chives and some coconut milk are great additions.
First chef ever who tasted his own cooked food and gave honest reviews that what needs to be cooked more and what needed. I wanted to make soup being in an other country all own my own dun know much cooking but thanks to you
Thanks again John; I made this in my huge electric roaster yesterday, I used to the chicken stock. Today, the flavors had really soaked into the veggies after resting in fridge overnight. Awesome flavor. 🍜
Omg...I just made this soup last night... fantastic!! I'm not a cook by far but this is an easy recipe to follow! I have made many of your recipes and they all have been great!! Makes me feel like I can cook! I even had to buy more spices that I never used before and I really enjoyed it! I added pork riblets that I had previously cooked and stored in my freezer...what a treat!! I will definitely be making this soup again soon..Thank you John❣️
Add chunks of cabbage, maybe turnip root or rutabaga. Brown small chunks of chuck or “stew meat” with the aromatics. Add BARLEY! Yum! Add couple of dashes of Lea & Perrins. You can replace can tomatoes with healthy V-8 juice - big tall can. Back in the day, there was alphabet macaroni to add to veg soup.😊
I made vegetable beef soup last night. I added two bay leaves, 1/2 tsp. dried oregano, and 1/2 tsp. dried thyme. SO GOOD!! It gave tomato broth incredible flavor 🤌🏻
Woke up feeling sick, I’m On my way to the store so I can grab a few things so I can make this soup (minus the peas) 🤣 looks delicious😋😋 UPDATE! I made the soup and it was perfect🥰 exactly what I needed, sadly the Walmart I went to didn’t have fresh green beans but the canned green beans weren’t all that bad.. came out great, thanks💯
This soup is just wonderful and amazingly easy to prepare! I am wanting to lose a few pounds (like 20lbs) so I thought I would give your recipe a try! It filled the whole kitchen with this amazing smell and now my hubby says "I don't have to cook supper tonight!" LOL
Awww, I love vegetable soup, any time, it is so comforting, all the vegetables flavors turn on into a party in the mouth, we also add bell pepper and "poblano" pepper, I totally recommend it!! Hugs, hugs and greetings!!❤💖
I make beef barley soup with allspice and pepper corns. The all spice really complements the beef. Cabbage is also adds lots of flavor to soups. I also love cayenne pepper for an extra kick!
Went to make this last night and discovered the potatoes in my pantry were in terrible condition so I subbed a random can of white beans 😂. Threw all the random veggies in my fridge that needed to be used and it all still turned out delicious
I love all of your recipes, I have tried many. I especially like your presentation. You don’t have any winded explanations, you just get to the point, LOVE THAT. Thanks so much. Question, do you have a recipe for a fresh cucumber salad? My grandma used to make one where I believe she soaked the cucumbers in salt and used sour cream and other ingredients, it was such a fabulous summer dish.
I've made this soup following his recipe! I did tweak a bit since I didn't have some stuff but it still worked out. Flawless directions and advisory, and improv. Potatoes, carrots, I made two pots worth, one diced tomatoes and one hand-crushed whole peeled tomatoes (2nd one is better if you don't like the dice tomato texture). Peas, fresh green beans, corn, onions and garlic. Lots of fresh parsley was great. I used ground sage, and dried basil instead of fresh thyme, plenty of salt, black pepper, sugar to taste and balance out flavors, i added chicken buillion powder for that UNF/richness. I used chicken broth instead of vegetable since I like chicken broth. and it was missing something so i added some chili flakes to spice it up and it was delicious. My family loved it, adding some cheese really rounds out the flavors. Thank you so much for sharing, been wanting to make this forever. I made so much! I have to share some with the neighbors.
This is one of the food that just make me feel good. I highly recommend trying this with lentils or vermicelli which we use in our soups a lot. We also have "bulgur", the big ones fit perfect with this too. Thanks for sharing. :)
I love vegetable soup and usually use beef broth for the liquid. I also like to stir in a nice dollop of pure horseradish. I don't care for green beans in the soup but if I is have some frozen ones I will put them in. Also, adding to the broth, I like a can of V8. Thanks for sharing your recipe. Have a Blessed day.
@MargaretBedwell - I add the V-8 to my soup, too. I think it gives the broth more body and adds flavor. Then I like to bake up some cornbread to serve with it. I've never added horseradish, though, but I will give it a try. Thank you. You have a blessed day, too!
Barley Porridge is a warm breakfast dish that we usually make for anyone who’s feeling down/depressed. The barely is finely ground and is coked with milk and honey/date molasses is added to sweeten it. Great healthy substitute for those pre-made kids cereals (e.g. Cerelac) since it has a similar consistency but much awesome for guy health!
I love homemade vegetable soup with or without me. I have found that the soup gets better with age, so, I try to put it all together, at least two days before I intend to serve it. This is the soup I take to church potluck. Everyone seems to like it. Thanks for all your wonderful recipes. I can come. You are a really good teacher. Your videos are so easy to follow. Thanks a bunch.❤
Hey hey i just tried making this recipe at home from scratch just like you did, wow what a soup! I didnt have a dutch oven but a big saucepan thing so i used that and at first it looked like too much ingredients once they were all cooking and getting the broth, but wow the potato were tender and all that. Great recipe!
I love a good vegetable soup. However, I don’t usually use celery, but I do add some cabbage. Not a whole lot, but cabbage gives soup lots of flavor. Have not tried ton, but I will, and a little dill. In fact, I used to have a wonderful recipe for. I’ll have to look that up. By the way, I’m a big fan of your tomato soup, and have made it several times. This last time, I actually used real garlic, and I do think it made a difference. I also added half-and-half, and I like the texture and flavor. A couple of our local restaurant serve their tomato soup with grilled pimento cheese sandwiches. I sometimes do the same. If a southern touch. I love your recipes, because they are fairly simple and straightforward. You always ask for ingredients I usually have in my kitchen, and that is a plus.
Another time saver in lieu of buying mirepoix - especially if you like to make soups and stews - is to buy one of those mueller vegetable choppers. Just watch your fingers changing out the chopping grids! Makes super quick work.
Awesome recipe. I use pretty much the same veggies as you do, but I will also add a small sweet potato or a turnip, depending on which one I have. Also a bit of green cabbage.
Veggie soup is always a winner👍 I love roasted corn and yellow squash in mine. For busy moms use bags of frozen veggie mixes and dinner is ready with no mess. Also so good for your body and weight maintenance.
I love barely soup. It’s so good and I think it’s underrated. I guess you can add beef chunks but it would become more of a stew, right? It looks amazing. Thank you 😊 It’s so healthy and pretty. I can’t wait to try it!
My nana makes the best soup😊 it's so good do you know like the kind of food that's very nice and ties are good that's my nana soup cuz she makes it so good for kids I even love it cuz I'm a kid
V8 spicy cocktail juice is great to add for more flavor. Can also add some dehydrated veggies such as kale or spinach that have been powered for more flavor and nutrients.
Oh my gosh! Barley is a total MUST to many soups in Kentucky. I make vegetable beef soup and add barley to it and freeze it in individual servings containers so we can pull some out anytime we need or want it. I also put barley in chicken stew sometimes.
The only veggie I always use frozen must be the beans - I just hate trimming them! :-) And I'd use a bit of fresh rosemary, too - goes sooo well with thyme! Real yummy recipe!
I love adding barley to my homemade vegetable soup 🍲. Are your vegetables and herbs all grown in your garden? And what are your options on using red potatoes 🥔 in vegetable soup? Your tutorials are so informative and always taste so delicious. Your recipes are the ones my children and grandchildren ask for all the time. Thank you for sharing and keep on caking 💜
Hey google: "bring me the best veggie soup from youtube" while driving. You popped up. I'm sold. Looks fantastic! Thanks man (Couldve been 2 mins long max 😊)
Tomatoes transform it from soup to stew. In my culture, it is a crime. We just use mortar and smash garlic and coriander, then add olive oil to them and add them at the end. We top it with a hint of shredded lemon zest.
I made the soup and it was absolutely unbelievable. The only thing I add it was the chickpeas and it was great and my son loved it. Thank you so much for these videos. I am a single father trying my best at cooking. Please keep them coming.
Have made a ton of soup chucked in 2 cans of chopped tomatoes, a can of sweet corn, can of marrow fat peas. Left skin on potatoes. Chilli flakes but blending it. Lovely Le Cruzet pot by the way. Greetings from the UK. Donna x
All the senses. The video is entertaining; your style is inviting; and your recipe is exactly what I want for vegetable soup. It's in my new Le Creuset dutch oven. I got a the one described as Nectar. I hadn't seen this yellowish color on LC's pots and pans before. Thanks for helping me celebrate a new recipe and a new yellow pot.
I made this tonight for dinner and it was Outstanding! So Delicious! I added garbonzo beans and the barley you suggested and guessed at about 1/4 cup of barley and it was perfect! I sent a generous portion next door to my neighbor who recently lost her husband. She hasn't felt like cooking. She texted almost immediatley stating how good it was! It's Definitely a, "send some to the neighbors" worthy soup! Thanks so much!
Thank you for providing for your neighbor
❤️🌌🗺🌎🌍🌏
Yeah your very generous if u don’t mind me askin how did her partner pass the poor thing
Ahh
Do you use pearl barley? Is there a type that cooks faster? I'm not too familiar with using that grain but I do like it.
Barley is very good for the nervous system.. perfect food for someone who is feeling low
@@rebeccabouranis7674 ~Rececca, I'm not the person U asked, but I did make John's soup tonight. 🤗 I ran to the store & got some Bobs Red Mill Pearl Barley. They had various directions on the bag & the one for soup said that after you rinse/drain one cup of the grain, add it to the soup & let it simmer for 25 to 30 minutes. It was yummy! I made the soup just like John did, except I added a leftover Parmigiano-Reggiano rind.. Those rinds are ALWAYS so delicious in soups! I'm glad I made his veggie soup & I'm glad I tried pearl barley! 😋 NUM!!
My mom always put cabbage in her vegetable soup. I still do it to this day. It's added to the soup last and cooked for just a few more minutes to get a little tender. Yum!
Ditto. Cabbage really thickens soup and is quite tasty.
Same! I agree. Love the cabbage flavor!
Use cabbage and being from deep south we also use okra.
Gotta be careful with cabbage. If your body isn't used to it, you'll have to clear your schedule for the next day
good cabbage is one of the healthiest things on the planet apparently :) my mom does this too.
This is Marilyn's husband. She is not feeling well. Thought I would crank out some vegi soup. You had me at forgiving. Killed it!!!!
Great job Marilyn's husband!
I know this has nothing to do with vegetable soup but my grandma lives on the farm. They use animal fat as oil. Once they mixed rosemary in the animal fat and then they fied chicken breasts in it. It was so delicious
A large squeeze of fresh meyer lemon juice in each bowl before serving really brightens in up plus you won't need as much salt!
Always a little lemon juice. I use it in pea soup too
What a great idea. Thank you. Hubby is a low salt diet.
Linda, that’s a great idea. My husband and I are trying to cut down on salt.
I have never heard of this before. Never have lemon on hand but will definitely try. 🥰
What about regular lemon!
My oldest grandson is A HUGE fan of tomato soup with French cut green beans and corn. I've introduced him to a full veg soup with a tomato soup base. Now he's addicted! I make it from scratch. I miss him so much. He's just about to turn 15 and I'll be visiting him so I'll be making it for his birthday. Thanks for the good memory, John.
P. S.: It's the one dish his dad can't get right it seems. 🤔
This is my favorite way !! What k made tonight the tomatoe juice based ones and I don’t care I will use canned stuff other then potatoes Frfr and simmer it down a bit and keep adding certain veggies at certain times works best for me !!
The simplicity of ingredients is so cozy for some reason. I love this soup ❤
This looks like a really good “leftover” soup too. Soups you can happily eat day after day is great to me!
Is it me or he looks just like Tyler hoechilin the guy who plays Superman
Soup isn’t really soup u til it’s been refrigerated and reheated..a couple times..
@@johncspine2787 isn’t that the truth. It’s gotta marinate a few days 😂
This looks like the kind of soup that feels like a warm hug when you eat it
I use leeks, parsnips and frozen spinach with my onions, bell pepper, celery, potato and carrots and always a dash of Worcestershire sauce, ketchup instead of canned tomatoes. I often add red pepper flakes, turmeric and cumin too. I like to blend my soup with an immersion blender so it goes nice and thick - not keen on chunks of veggies in thin soup.
It looks real good. This is one thing that my daughter said that she remembered growing up, we had a big garden and I would make a big pot of vegetable soup with the different vegetables. Two of the things that we put in it was butter beans and okra. My kids loved it.
I had sweet potatoes instead of potatoes and I put chicken broth because I didn’t have vegetable broth turned out amazing. This is my family‘s favourite meal. I love how you cook so simple and so good thank you. 💜
I make soups during the colder months; I find prepping mirepoix (onion, celery, carrot, garlic) and the holy trinity (onion, celery, peppers, garlic) beforehand is super helpful. They both freeze well until you need them, a great base for any soup or chili. I know garlic is not an ingredient in those two, but for any soup or chili I'm gonna make it will be in there so get over it.
I watched this recipe last night, and while I was fallins asleep, it got carved in my head. I cooked it for lunch today. I used fresh tomatos and added eggplant too. I had frozen chicken broth home. It turned out delicious, just fantastic. So tasty and much easier than a canned soup. Loving it. Thanks for sharing great recipes.
Ooo, this looks great. I'm looking for new soup recipes for the coming fall and this is absolutely joining the menu!
Update, 2/10/23: So after making this a few times for my elderly father, I did a few tweaks. He has issues swallowing so all the veggies are cut up into pretty small chunks. I reduce the quantity of veggies so we have more broth. Leave out the potatoes and corn, and use French cut frozen green beans. Sometimes I add a cup of tiny star or alphabet noodles. As I make my own veggie stock, I use more veggies and get an extra rich version to make up for the reduced veggies in the soup.
This is such a good recipe. It's so easy to customize. And it's amazing served with fresh cornbread or cheesy croutons on the side.
So I've been loving my allium mix of leeks, onions, shallots, scallions, chives, and garlic, sauteed with thyme and a new favorite Savory. I've been known to make up batches of this and freeze cupcake size amounts for later use. Vegetable wise I love squash either summer or winter varieties (I dehydrated patty pan squash so available year round) and lastly some stewed tomatoes and some canned beans.
Fresh parsley always goes in any soup I'm making. Love adding barley in vegetable beef soup.
I'm recovering from Covid and I'm craving soup. So, I'm joyful to try out your recipe later because this version is somewhat prepped but still keeps the homemade touches. Thanks!
I am probably a minority here, but I love brussels sprouts in vegetable soup. To me they take on a nutty flavor in the soup.
I think we're soulmates
You're not a minority friend...fyi
I love them.
They taste like shit unless roasted lol
I love sprouts anyway I can get them
for my friends closer to the poverty line, please don’t be scared to use canned or frozen veggies and soup. It’s still absolutely delicious, so warm and comforting and you can eat off a pot of the soup for a little while 💕💕💕
Not so sure can are cheaper LOL. I bought $15 worth of ingredients in cans - just because of convenience. Dump it in a crockpot and a couple hours later it tastes great!
Absolutely agree. There is nothing wrong with canned or frozen fruits or veggies they both are just as good and have just as good nutritional values as fresh produce the only reason why people might think it is bad is because they don't know how to observe the nutritional label or they listen to the stereotype opinions. I've worked in many industries, and a lot of them in food factories, and the only loss in good canned food is usually vitamin B or C (meaning without the preservatives, syrups, or any other additives) but it is 10% loss of nutritional value to heat seal the cans which is not very much because when you cook, microwave or add to your Fresh produce it loses nutritional value too.
If you can afford a device to comment on this subject , you should be able swing fresh produce.
Ancestors spinning 😂
@Ghostburn70
But frozen last longer and just as healthy.
@@Ghostburn70we have to eat everyday buddy. Multiple times a day. Food prices are rising. Some people hit hard times. A device doesn’t in anyway mean that you can make ends meet. Should I keep going?
I always love how he's always smiling and cheery, it does make me feel better even with such a simple act. It's adorable, especially in his thumbnails, I enjoy it. Subscribed for that reason haha, but ofc for the food as well naturally.
He is so friendly
This was a very useful process for making my first proper soup. I have honestly never used garlic cloves in cooking before, and accidentally purchased 2 heads of garlic thinking that each one was a clove. Luckily I didn't put the whole lot in.
😂😂😂
Yeah heads of garlic have lots of cloves
But listen listen listen
Always add twice as much garlic as a recipe calls for
😂 too funny.
Pearl barley is a “Must Add In” for most of my soups - the best! I use it as a replacement for rice in my soups.
Yum! We have been adding quinoa to ours lately. Delicious and filling.
I love barley. I haven't been able to find it lately, but it is soup season so it makes sense. Beef and barley is amazing.
Yum! Tho I can't help but call pearl barley Pearl Bailey's. 😹😻
Love veggie soup. I like to put zucchini in my veggie soup and snow peas. Sometimes I'll put fresh cheese tortellini for a heartier soup and serve with thinly sliced scallions. Thanks for sharing your recipe John. 🙂❤️
Thanks for your sharing of this recipe. Looks delicious and nutritious. I like it.
Peas add protein as well.
Ugh, I wish I had tortellini. 🍲
BARLEY!!!! I LOVE BARLEY VEGETABLE SOUP!!! Never thought of that. What We've been doing recently is doing a soup VERY similar to what You're doing but with something added - cook 2 pork chops in a slow cooker on high. Season with only salt/pepper and a little steak seasoning. Set on high - 3hrs done. Remove all the bone and roughly chop up and add to soup. Let Me say this - O M G!!!! The BEST thing about this soup is SECONDS!!!!💝💝💝💝❕❕
Hello John, I love your videos and your cooking is very real, honest and simple. That's what I love. One thing caribbean people do is to drop a scotch bonnet in - don't split it or anything, just put it on the top and it impacts a lovely flavour without the heat. By the way, I'm from London, UK and my Dad is from Mauritius. Would be happy to share recipes with you. Al
John, this is now my favorite vegetable soup. I made this just how you did in this video and it is so good!! Delicious and healthy. Thanks so much for sharing this recipe.
No matter WHAT i cook and eat, i ALWAYS sit back and totally enjoy a good vege soup, it's better than everything else.
Some crunchy bread on the side and THATS food for the gods !
My mom always added cilantro for soups and it adds so much flavor to it! It's a Mexican thing I think but I love it! Soups without it taste like something is missing lol
I have made it x2 already this week but was not sure if cilantro would work! You have set me free 😊
Am making it now and will definitely add cilantro .. yum 😋
@@MsKapsabet add to season only. So depending on the amount of soup you might just need a few stems of roughly chopped cilantro
@@Kaneblade07 Oh YUM! I love cilantro! I'll be making this t'moro!! 😋🥣 I have every thing he listed... except that I'm out of fresh garlic and I don't have any barley. Guess I'm driving down the hill to the store.. 🚙~~~~~
Yay.. I made the soup !!! But (even though I had cilantro, I completely spaced out adding it. DOH!) There were SO MANY veggies in that soup!! .. One thing I did add which was stellar, was a rind from a Parmigiano-Reggiano that I had. That makes just about any soup soOOOooo so delicious! I'll be using my cilantro later this week. 🥰xoxo
Growing up Barley was one of my favorite soup, we had soup everyday before lunch....
I love barley in soup! Also, my mother always put a little wine in it, too. You make me want to get out the ol’ Dutch oven and cook up some soup!
I add a few green apples to my veggie soup they add such a delicious complex flavor to the soup . You don’t taste apple but it adds it’s fresh taste to the soup. I make a tomato based stock for this soup. Yummy 😊
I love cabbage in my soup and pearl barley is sublime!!!
I am a subscriber and I enjoy watching you cook and bake I have been thinking about making a Vegetable soup but I did not know how and then your Video comes up about making a Vegetable soup must be Faith this will be my first Vegetable soup I go to the store and I get a bag of carrots and celery and potatoes but not Russets because you said they can be chalky 2 square containers of vegetable stock a bag of frozen corn sweet peas and string beans you know the steamer bags fresh garlic and 4 cans of Hunts dice tomatoes with basil and garlic a bag of onions I get home and chop up everything I thought I had olive oil But I don't I have Avocado oil so I use it get it hot put in the onions until I think they are good put in the fresh garlic let it go for a bit put in the celery and carrots and let them go for a bit stirring all the time I thought I had memorized your video I didn't then I add half a bottle of vegetable stock (this is where I should have added the tomatoes) and a cube of Maggi chicken bouillon I let the the onions garlic celery and carrots cook then I add the other half of vegetable stock and let it cook for a while then I add the second bottle of vegetable stock and another chicken bouillon then the 4 cans of Hunts tomatoes then I microwave the steam corn sweet peas and string beans in the microwave and put them in the pot I add some salt and pepper and some crushed Basil leaves because that's what I had I forgot the Parsley at the store and 1 or 2 more chicken bouillon and I just let it all cook for a while and stirring although I did not follow the recipe to the letter But Believe me when I say this tasted like it came from a Restaurant it was Restaurant Quality I let a relative taste it and a neighbor taste it and they say I could sell this it tasted that good this is the first time I have made something that tasted so good I still can not stop thinking about how good it taste and I owe it all to the Preppy Kitchen if it were not for you I would have not made this vegetable soup so Thank you Thank you.
It's a pleasure leaning from preppy kitchen. He makes it look so easy :)
I am watching again I love barley! My daughter love Kale in her soup
Yep, this is going into my notebook. I've been meaning to learn how to make soup for a LONG time, and this video is just what I need to get started. Thanks 👍
Thanks for an amazing vegan soup.... I love chickpeas in the soup as well. A bit of paprika, chopped spring onions or chives and some coconut milk are great additions.
First chef ever who tasted his own cooked food and gave honest reviews that what needs to be cooked more and what needed. I wanted to make soup being in an other country all own my own dun know much cooking but thanks to you
Tried this recipe and it is UNBELIEVABLE, just like all of John’s recipes!! I use them all the time! Thank youuuuu!! ❤❤
My mom added short ribs or beef bones with the meat on it....omg..so good !
Thanks again John; I made this in my huge electric roaster yesterday, I used to the chicken stock. Today, the flavors had really soaked into the veggies after resting in fridge overnight. Awesome flavor. 🍜
I just love him and his recipes. By far my favorite Che
Omg...I just made this soup last night... fantastic!! I'm not a cook by far but this is an easy recipe to follow! I have made many of your recipes and they all have been great!! Makes me feel like I can cook! I even had to buy more spices that I never used before and I really enjoyed it! I added pork riblets that I had previously cooked and stored in my freezer...what a treat!! I will definitely be making this soup again soon..Thank you John❣️
Add chunks of cabbage, maybe turnip root or rutabaga. Brown small chunks of chuck or “stew meat” with the aromatics. Add BARLEY! Yum! Add couple of dashes of Lea & Perrins. You can replace can tomatoes with healthy V-8 juice - big tall can. Back in the day, there was alphabet macaroni to add to veg soup.😊
Cabbage! Cooked until it practically melts. I love cabbage in my vegetable soup!
I made vegetable beef soup last night. I added two bay leaves, 1/2 tsp. dried oregano, and 1/2 tsp. dried thyme. SO GOOD!! It gave tomato broth incredible flavor 🤌🏻
Woke up feeling sick, I’m On my way to the store so I can grab a few things so I can make this soup (minus the peas) 🤣 looks delicious😋😋
UPDATE! I made the soup and it was perfect🥰 exactly what I needed, sadly the Walmart I went to didn’t have fresh green beans but the canned green beans weren’t all that bad.. came out great, thanks💯
FROZEN!
This soup is just wonderful and amazingly easy to prepare! I am wanting to lose a few pounds (like 20lbs) so I thought I would give your recipe a try! It filled the whole kitchen with this amazing smell and now my hubby says "I don't have to cook supper tonight!" LOL
I love your cooking
I like to add barley to most of my vegie soups. Love, love your black beans soup.
I’m 75 and we had barley in our soup as children ..so glad it’s back in fashion ..healthy is what we need
Awww, I love vegetable soup, any time, it is so comforting, all the vegetables flavors turn on into a party in the mouth, we also add bell pepper and "poblano" pepper, I totally recommend it!! Hugs, hugs and greetings!!❤💖
I love how he tasted it, knew it wasn't ready (and verbalized that) and continued the process of cooking it. I never see that in cooking videos.
Yum 😋 those are the nutrients we need to have in our meals! And the delight of the food is needed too, so this soup is actually bombastic!😍
Minus the oil
@@kevinwilson3337 nothing wrong with GOOD olive oil! 🫒
@@melissakemp2741 too much calories if weight loss is your goal.
@@kevinwilson3337 true
@@melissakemp2741 yea , my goal is to get down to 10 percent body fat so i have to be careful with my overall calories
I make beef barley soup with allspice and pepper corns. The all spice really complements the beef. Cabbage is also adds lots of flavor to soups. I also love cayenne pepper for an extra kick!
Went to make this last night and discovered the potatoes in my pantry were in terrible condition so I subbed a random can of white beans 😂. Threw all the random veggies in my fridge that needed to be used and it all still turned out delicious
Omg i was eating boring plain mixed veggies soup. Now i know how to make more yummy soup. Thx for videos
I love all of your recipes, I have tried many. I especially like your presentation. You don’t have any winded explanations, you just get to the point, LOVE THAT. Thanks so much.
Question, do you have a recipe for a fresh cucumber salad? My grandma used to make one where I believe she soaked the cucumbers in salt and used sour cream and other ingredients, it was such a fabulous summer dish.
I've made this soup following his recipe! I did tweak a bit since I didn't have some stuff but it still worked out. Flawless directions and advisory, and improv. Potatoes, carrots, I made two pots worth, one diced tomatoes and one hand-crushed whole peeled tomatoes (2nd one is better if you don't like the dice tomato texture). Peas, fresh green beans, corn, onions and garlic. Lots of fresh parsley was great. I used ground sage, and dried basil instead of fresh thyme, plenty of salt, black pepper, sugar to taste and balance out flavors, i added chicken buillion powder for that UNF/richness. I used chicken broth instead of vegetable since I like chicken broth. and it was missing something so i added some chili flakes to spice it up and it was delicious. My family loved it, adding some cheese really rounds out the flavors. Thank you so much for sharing, been wanting to make this forever. I made so much! I have to share some with the neighbors.
This is one of the food that just make me feel good. I highly recommend trying this with lentils or vermicelli which we use in our soups a lot. We also have "bulgur", the big ones fit perfect with this too. Thanks for sharing. :)
I love vegetable soup and usually use beef broth for the liquid. I also like to stir in a nice dollop of pure horseradish. I don't care for green beans in the soup but if I is have some frozen ones I will put them in. Also, adding to the broth, I like a can of V8. Thanks for sharing your recipe. Have a Blessed day.
@MargaretBedwell - I add the V-8 to my soup, too. I think it gives the broth more body and adds flavor. Then I like to bake up some cornbread to serve with it. I've never added horseradish, though, but I will give it a try. Thank you. You have a blessed day, too!
You read my mind! I was recently looking for a good vegetable soup recipe.. so I'm secretly switching out the one I found, for this one! Thank you! ❤
I like to use Old Bay for seasoning in my veggie soups. Comes out great every time.
I like tomato paste in the soup rather than the canned tomatoes. It gives it a richer taste.
Barley Porridge is a warm breakfast dish that we usually make for anyone who’s feeling down/depressed. The barely is finely ground and is coked with milk and honey/date molasses is added to sweeten it. Great healthy substitute for those pre-made kids cereals (e.g. Cerelac) since it has a similar consistency but much awesome for guy health!
Just woke up ☕️ making this having it for breakfast , lunch and dinner 😆
I love homemade vegetable soup with or without me. I have found that the soup gets better with age, so, I try to put it all together, at least two days before I intend to serve it. This is the soup I take to church potluck. Everyone seems to like it.
Thanks for all your wonderful recipes. I can come. You are a really good teacher. Your videos are so easy to follow. Thanks a bunch.❤
Hey hey i just tried making this recipe at home from scratch just like you did, wow what a soup! I didnt have a dutch oven but a big saucepan thing so i used that and at first it looked like too much ingredients once they were all cooking and getting the broth, but wow the potato were tender and all that. Great recipe!
I love a good vegetable soup. However, I don’t usually use celery, but I do add some cabbage. Not a whole lot, but cabbage gives soup lots of flavor. Have not tried ton, but I will, and a little dill. In fact, I used to have a wonderful recipe for. I’ll have to look that up.
By the way, I’m a big fan of your tomato soup, and have made it several times. This last time, I actually used real garlic, and I do think it made a difference. I also added half-and-half, and I like the texture and flavor. A couple of our local restaurant serve their tomato soup with grilled pimento cheese sandwiches. I sometimes do the same. If a southern touch.
I love your recipes, because they are fairly simple and straightforward. You always ask for ingredients I usually have in my kitchen, and that is a plus.
Another time saver in lieu of buying mirepoix - especially if you like to make soups and stews - is to buy one of those mueller vegetable choppers. Just watch your fingers changing out the chopping grids! Makes super quick work.
He’s so funny! I love how he gesticulates with the knife 😂.
U shud have this either with bread or rice... Mmmmmm😋😋😋
.. And also sprinkle some lemon on it... Just too good
Potato and leek blended up is always a classic comfort food for me! Perfect for a cold, rainy day.
Awesome recipe. I use pretty much the same veggies as you do, but I will also add a small sweet potato or a turnip, depending on which one I have. Also a bit of green cabbage.
Veggie soup is always a winner👍 I love roasted corn and yellow squash in mine. For busy moms use bags of frozen veggie mixes and dinner is ready with no mess. Also so good for your body and weight maintenance.
Cabbage as an addition
I just love him and his recipes. By far my favorite Chef.
I’m making this right now! I’ve made it a few times & it’s incredible!
Zucchini gives great flavor and cabbage. For kids i chop carrots and zucchini very small and add a tbsp on finely chopped parsley at the end .
I love fennel and fresh lemon zest and juice to amp up the vit c
I love barely soup. It’s so good and I think it’s underrated. I guess you can add beef chunks but it would become more of a stew, right? It looks amazing. Thank you 😊 It’s so healthy and pretty. I can’t wait to try it!
I love brussels sprouts
My nana makes the best soup😊 it's so good do you know like the kind of food that's very nice and ties are good that's my nana soup cuz she makes it so good for kids I even love it cuz I'm a kid
Cabbage is fantastic in a soup like this.
V8 spicy cocktail juice is great to add for more flavor. Can also add some dehydrated veggies such as kale or spinach that have been powered for more flavor and nutrients.
i LOVE making soup thank you for this recipe John!! i can't wait to try it out
Oh my gosh! Barley is a total MUST to many soups in Kentucky. I make vegetable beef soup and add barley to it and freeze it in individual servings containers so we can pull some out anytime we need or want it. I also put barley in chicken stew sometimes.
Thanks, John. Love your channel. More plant-based recipes, please.
Can't wait to try this meal. I'm new to your channel and already hooked 😊.
Thumbs up to your culinary skills.
Soup looks great!! Gonna make it next week. Love your channel ❤
I always use pearled barley and cabbage. Other items can change with whatever I have available.
The only veggie I always use frozen must be the beans - I just hate trimming them! :-) And I'd use a bit of fresh rosemary, too - goes sooo well with thyme! Real yummy recipe!
I love adding barley! I also use tomato paste and add in Italian seasoning
I love adding barley to my homemade vegetable soup 🍲. Are your vegetables and herbs all grown in your garden? And what are your options on using red potatoes 🥔 in vegetable soup? Your tutorials are so informative and always taste so delicious. Your recipes are the ones my children and grandchildren ask for all the time. Thank you for sharing and keep on caking 💜
Faro, I use in several soups, including my vegetable soup. Great texture.
Amazing recipe!! I love adding apple into my veggie soup! It gives a slight sweet flavour but it's not invasive at all.
I’m going to try this!
gonna try this! I do a stuffed chicken w granny smith. thanks for this idea!
Hey google: "bring me the best veggie soup from youtube" while driving.
You popped up. I'm sold. Looks fantastic! Thanks man
(Couldve been 2 mins long max 😊)
Tomatoes transform it from soup to stew. In my culture, it is a crime. We just use mortar and smash garlic and coriander, then add olive oil to them and add them at the end. We top it with a hint of shredded lemon zest.
I made the soup and it was absolutely unbelievable. The only thing I add it was the chickpeas and it was great and my son loved it. Thank you so much for these videos. I am a single father trying my best at cooking. Please keep them coming.
Have made a ton of soup chucked in 2 cans of chopped tomatoes, a can of sweet corn, can of marrow fat peas. Left skin on potatoes. Chilli flakes but blending it. Lovely Le Cruzet pot by the way. Greetings from the UK. Donna x
All the senses. The video is entertaining; your style is inviting; and your recipe is exactly what I want for vegetable soup. It's in my new Le Creuset dutch oven. I got a the one described as Nectar. I hadn't seen this yellowish color on LC's pots and pans before. Thanks for helping me celebrate a new recipe and a new yellow pot.